9/11/06 Boise State University (Boise ID)

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Originally uploaded by awall.

It was good to be back in Boise ID. It was our first gig there but it feels like a second home since we cut the album at Baked Spud Studios there in Boise. We roll up to the outdoor stage, and as soon as awall opens the back door of the van he is greeted by a student. The guy wants to know if we need any singers for the gig, then proceeded to sing Desperado acapella. After singing Desperado, he then lifted up his shirt sleeve and revealed to huge scars. Then he went on to explain the he had gotten wasted the night before and woke up to find out that he got branded......His friends took a bungy cord, got it hot and branded his arm with it. Then he lifted his other sleeve to reveal a cigarette burn on it. Remember this all happened within 30 seconds of meeting this cat. I know better than to stereotype, but just for the record he was from Mississippi and attended Boise State.........Producer Art Hodge and his family came out to see the show, we've spent many late nights at his house so I'm sure they know all the words whether they want to or not. The students were really cool, we got to eat lunch with a few of them and chop it up. Lesson learned folks, don't hang out with people that brand you after you get wasted.